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Drink rush of stoneware and pewter, cylindrical curvature with a horizontal rippled surface, midfield with a weapon cartusch and leaves and flowers in relief, arcuate pendant, lid of pewter, round profiled, gray glaze with decoration in blue and red violet. 1687. “Dutch stone vessel from the 16th century. It has belonged to the archivist Karl af Schmidt. Since his sister Miss Gurli af Schmidt. Since her niece Mrs A Wanberg. Carl Arvid Klingspor has certified in a accompanying letter that it belonged to Count Friedrich Wilhelm Graf zu Wied. Mr Zu Runkel und Ysenburg, who died in 1699 without heirs.” (KJ added this information from the notebook “Origin of the Genealogues” written by Dagmar Engelhardt-Wanberg, No. 53 in the book. See appendix to the catalog of accesions.) Annex 1 has the following text: "Brother! Only as the hashtiest a couple of words that I found out about the weapon in your kr vessel. It is mentioned. Grefve Wied Runkel and mean the letters Friedrich Graf zu Wied Herr zu Runkel und Ysenburg. It has thus belonged to Count Johan Friedrich Wilhelm graf zu Wied, the houses zu runkel and Ysenburg who died in 1699 without heirs. Only I do not enjoy more. The most heartfelt greetings from the two through Din tillgifter. Annex 2 has bold text, page a “Nederlendske (?) stone vessel from the 16th century, the weapon Grefve Wied Wied Runkel.” page two: “Empress af Slesvig Holstein has been staying in the youth at Gräfnäs in Vestergötland as hennesw father so advised?”